European Union states start new joint military investment program

With a focus on reacting and defending against Russian aggression, the new set-up effectively gives Brussels a formal role in the overall strategic defences across the continent.

The agreement envisions a Permanent Structured Cooperation, or PESCO, which is meant to give the European Union a more coherent role in tackling worldwide crises, follows the announcement of a $6.4-billion European Defense Fund last June.

France and Germany proposed the initiative past year as part of their efforts to breathe new life into the European project after Britain voted to leave the bloc.

"The real problem is not how much we spend, it is the fact that we spend in a fragmented manner", Mogherini said. The EU, however, also stressed that PESCO is complimentary to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, in which 22 of the EU's 28 countries are members.

Long blocked by Britain, which opposed the creation of an European Union army, the defense integration drive was revived by France after the election of pro-European Emmanuel Macron as president, and Germany after Britons voted in June 2016 to leave the EU.

Twenty-three European Union member states on Thursday in Brussels signed a declaration of intent for increasing defense cooperation in the framework of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). The PESCO drive however has revealed strains between Paris and Berlin, with the French pushing for a smaller group of nations committed to ambitious projects and Germany wanting a more inclusive arrangement with as numerous bloc's 27 members - minus Britain - as possible.

Germany wanted as many countries as possible to sign up but for it to undertake more modest schemes, and Berlin's vision looks to have won the day. "It has no chance of working". This could take place at the next Foreign Affairs Council on 11th December.

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said it was important for Europe to begin to stand on its feet when it comes to security and defence - "especially after the election of the US President (Donald Trump)".

The top host states were California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. The list has been topped by China with 350,755 students followed by India with 186,267 students.

The retail event is now almost four times larger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the two biggest shopping days in the US. Incidentally, Lazada is 83%-owned by Alibaba, following a $1 billion deal announced in June to up its stake from 51%.

Quarterback Jake Bentley threw a rather bad pass out of the end zone to be intercepted by a wide open CJ Henderson . But a Florida team in disarray with a fired coach and no wins since September couldn't take advantage of the help.

These people then contact the students' families in China, telling them their child has been kidnapped and demand a large ransom. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Xu is being asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

"This may affect the safety and security of women drivers also", the application, which is likely to be heard tomorrow, said. The NGT has been criticising the Delhi government for poor preparedness as the city struggled to breathe.

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